Blackwell calls Belichick ‘great dude,’ very different from media portrayal he’s seen

Former North Carolina wide receiver Gavin Blackwell says that he saw a different Bill Belichick than the one that is often portrayed in the media, calling him a “great dude.”

UNC’s nonconference men’s basketball schedule will feature more home games, less travel

North Carolina announced a nonconference men’s basketball schedule Friday that will include more home games than last season and less travel. The highlights of the nine nonconference games at the Smith Center will be the first Chapel Hill matchup in program history on Nov. 7 against Kansas and the Dec. 7 matchup with Georgetown.

RJ Davis signs with Lakers; Love strikes deal with Blazers

Neither RJ Davis nor Caleb Love heard their names called during the NBA draft after five-year college careers, but both former UNC guards will get a chance to prove they deserve a spot on an NBA roster.

Knapp makes D1 Baseball All-America team, his fourth first-team national honor

D1 Baseball hadn’t named a North Carolina player to its All-American team until it honored center fielder Vance Honeycutt. Now a Tar Heel has made the team for the second consecutive season.

UNC matches best Directors’ Cup finish in 16 years

The University of National Champions has earned another high finish in the all-sports Learfield Directors’ Cup competition. Carolina finished fourth, the Tar Heels’ best finish since 2009, matching their 2020–21 finish, led by NCAA titles in women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse.

UNC finishes in top 10 of D1 Baseball poll for second consecutive season

North Carolina finished in the top 10 of the D1 Baseball poll for the second consecutive season. The Tar Heels, who were No. 1 entering the NCAA tournament, finished No. 9 after going 46–15, winning the ACC title, advancing to the Chapel Hill Super Regional and coming one win short of making the College World Series for a second consecutive season.

ESPN’s Givony says good team will take Powell but ‘he’s not ready to play an NBA game’

A quality team will take Drake Powell this week in the NBA draft based on his potential, not expecting him to make a significant immediate impact. That’s the assessment of ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony ahead of the draft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

UNC’s $20.5 million in revenue sharing will go to athletes in four sports, mostly football and men’s basketball

UNC will share $20.5 million in revenue with athletes, with the majority of it allocated to football and men’s basketball, and some to women’s basketball and baseball. Additionally, the number of scholarships will increase.

Donarski signs to play pro basketball in Hungary

Lexi Donarski will continue her career next season in Hungary. Donarski, who played two seasons at North Carolina after transferring from Iowa State, will play for the TFSE-MTA team in Budapest in the Hungary A-Division. Her agent, Jeanne McNulty-King, announced the signing on Monday morning.

Jawad Williams returns home, joins Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff

After a playing career that included many stops around the world, Jawad Williams — who won a national championship at Carolina in 2005 — is coming home for his second assistant coaching job in the NBA.

Russian wing commits to UNC women’s basketball

Russian 6–1 wing Elizaveta Astakhova, who turns 19 in December, has committed to North Carolina and will likely join the women’s basketball program next season.

Former Duke catcher Winslow commits to UNC

North Carolina snagged its second catcher from the transfer portal, and didn’t have to go very far to get him. After two seasons at Duke, Macon Winslow is transferring to UNC. He made the announcement Monday afternoon on his Instagram account, calling it a “New Chapter.”

N.C. State’s Wade says UNC was ‘too dumb to play’ Lubin

As if losing a dependable player to a rival school isn’t bad enough for the North Carolina fanbase, first-year N.C. State coach Will Wade is taking shots at how much the Tar Heels played Ven-Allen Lubin.

Busch flourishing, Gallen struggling while several, including Pence, doing well in minors

The seasons for the three former North Carolina players currently in the major leagues have been a mixed bag, including impressive play from Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch and struggles for Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen. The most impressive of the 26 Tar Heels in the minor leagues have been pitchers Cooper Criswell, Dalton Pence and Austin Love, as well as first basemen Aaron Sabato and Parks Harber.